Sarah Bolton, 10, of Lake Forest sprints across the court in a racing wheelchair Sunday during a clinic hosted by the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association at Vernon Hills High School. U.S. Paralympians Amanda McGrory and Amie Stanton Day helped athletes with their training, nutrition and workouts as they learned more about the sports in the Paralympics.
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United States Paralympians Amanda McGrory and Amie Stanton Day shared training tips and techniques with young track athletes Sunday at a clinic in Vernon Hills hosted by the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association.
The event at the Vernon Hills High School drew both ambulatory runners and wheelchair athletes of all skill levels.
“We are doing a track clinic to try and bring in new and experienced athletes to know more about the sport,” said Day, a Warren High School graduate. “I'm basically bringing them in today and going to be showing them how they can do some workouts at home when we are not with them on Saturdays.”
The GLASA clinic included videotaping and gait analysis, pushing and stroke technique, ambulatory workouts and cross training.
“I think it's good and I think it will be helpful,” Jennifer Starzec, 17, of Grayslake said after racing in her racing wheelchair. “I did a lot of running before my injury and stuff. I liked track and cross-country a lot.”
For more information on GLASA, visit www.glasa.org.
U.S. Paralympian Amie Stanton Day, right, talks with Amanda Becker, 10 of Kenosha, Wisconsin, after she was fitted for a racing wheelchair during a clinic Sunday hosted by the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association at Vernon Hills High School. Fellow Paralympian Amanda McGrory joined Stanton Day in leading the event.
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U.S. Paralympian Amie Stanton Day, right, talks with Jennifer Starzec, 17, of Grayslake, about training Sunday during a clinic hosted by the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association at Vernon Hills High School. Stanton Day and fellow Paralympian Amanda McGrory gave young athletes training tips and taught them about paralympic events.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com